The word that came to Jeremiah The Word of prophecy, as the Targum: from the Lord, saying; this begins a new prophecy. This verse, and the beginning of the next, are wanting in the Septuagint version.
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying,
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"Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house and proclaim there this word and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD , all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the LORD !' "
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Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.
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"Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, 'This is the temple of the LORD , the temple of the LORD , the temple of the LORD .'
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"For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor,